PARTY LINES : FERNANDO LUNCHEON TINGED WITH DRAMA.Byline: Barbara De Witt De Witt, uninc. town (1990 pop. 8,244), Onondaga co., central N.Y., a residential suburb of Syracuse. As far as social scenes go, August is traditionally a quiet month. And few complain because it's a chance to get their black-tie attire dry-cleaned in readiness for the new society season that kicks off Sept.8 with the opening of the L.A. Opera production of ``Carmen Carmen throws over lover for another. [Fr. Lit.: Carmen; Fr. Opera: Bizet, Carmen, Westerman, 189–190] See : Faithlessness Carmen the cards repeatedly spell her death. [Fr. .'' The biggest deal of the week was the luncheon at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City where the finalists for the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Fernando Award for community service and volunteerism were announced. It was your standard rubber chicken fare, spiced up a bit with a strange but yummy pumpkin-tasting soup and ice cream cake Ice cream cake is either ice cream in the shape of a cake or ice cream and cake layered together to make a single form. The idea of ice cream cake came from desserts composed of cream and cookies or cake called trifles, which first turned up in the Renaissance. drowned in chocolate sauce. But we weren't there for the food. The 300 guests were eager to find out which of the 13 Fernando Award nominees were going to be named as finalists. The event began with an invocation by Jane Boeckmann, the first woman to ever receive a Fernando Award. Then all the nominees were brought to the stage by David Fleming
David Fleming , where they received certificates, before president Irwin Rosenberg announced the top five finalists. They are: Van Nuys businessman Herman Berman, Van Nuys developer Rickey Gelb, West Hills manufacturing firm president Walter Mosher A mosher is a person who is crossed between goth/punk/skater they have long hair and listen to music like slipknot and metal music. Some people call them headbangers. At certain music shows they have something called a mosh pit, basically its a fight pit with loads of people bashing each other. Jr., Woodland Hills attorney Bob Scott
At another luncheon, over at the Regency Club in Westwood, Roberta Novick was named president of the John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary for a two-year term. Her new board members will include Valley residents Gretchen Wayne, Toni Wayne La Cava, Rudy Perkal, Fran Chernus-Cutler, Gerri Farnell and Diane Krieger. The auxiliary has raised more than $8 million since its founding in 1983 and is the largest support group of the John Wayne Cancer Institute at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica. Coming up are a number of soirees, including the Verdugo Hills Hospital Foundation Humanitarians of the Year dinner Sept. 18 at the Pasadena Hilton Hotel honoring Betty and Roy Anderson who have worked with the Weingard Foundation, which has contributed $400,000 to the hospital. For ticket information, call (818) 952-3534. Autumn is typically a busy season on the social circuit, and you may be wondering what to wear, besides basic black. For suggestions on some of the hottest tickets in town, check out the L.A. Life section on Thursday, where we'll be featuring some of the newest in gala gowns. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) Schmoozing at the John Wayne Cancer Institute Auxiliary luncheon at the Regency Club in Westwood are newly elected board members Diane Krieger, left, and Fran Chernus-Cutler. Lee Salem/Special to the Daily News (2) Helping raise money for Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as are ``Days of Our Lives'' star Millicent Martin, left, actress Ruta Lee and watercolorist Dorothy Rice at the new Crustacean crustacean (krŭstā`shən), primarily aquatic arthropod of the subphylum Crustacea. Most of the 44,000 crustacean species are marine, but there are many freshwater forms. Restaurant in Beverly Hills. The event was a book-signing party for Rice. Paul Marsh/Special to the Daily News |
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